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Yesterday afternoon, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos issued one of the most courteous callouts in UFC history. The recipient of this callout was current heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, who he defeated with a narrow decision back in late 2014. If Dos Santos gets his way, this rematch with the reigning champ will occur...

Many people across the states are celebrating Thanksgiving today and former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos wishes current UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic happy holidays. However, “Cigano” would love nothing more than to punch Miocic in the face again once he gets his fill of his Thanksgiving feast. Dos Santos took to twitter to...

A historic UFC fight is set to headline the stacked UFC 205 New York card on November 12 at Madison Square Garden. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will challenge UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for his lightweight strap. What sets this title fight apart from the rest is if McGregor is victorious over Alvarez at...

In late 2011, Junior Dos Santos planted a bomb behind the ear of then heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. A few followup ground-strikes later, and the heavyweight title was his. Given that this title-winning knockout occured in just 64 seconds, however, many fight fans felt that they hadn’t actually seen Dos Santos and Velasquez fight. We’d...

Saturday night at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, hometown superstar Stipe Miocic will look to defend his UFC heavyweight title against arguably the most decorated fighter in the UFC, Alistair Overeem. Ahead of the fight, the MMA community is rather torn on who they think will fin the fight. While some believe that...

Junior dos Santos believes that USADA is the best thing to happen to the heavyweight division. In a weight class where guys are testing for performance enhancing drugs left and right, the former heavyweight champion sounded off on the topic and praised the UFC’s new drug testing policy. “Thank you for USADA! They are doing...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos took to Twitter to congratulate Brock Lesnar on his UFC 200 victory over Mark Hunt and to ask “The Beast” for a future fight: Congratulations on your victory Brock. CAN I SEE YOU NOW? — Junior Dos Santos (@junior_cigano) July 10, 2016 Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos...

The MMA world was taken by surprise during the UFC 199 broadcast when it was revealed that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar would be returning to the Octagon for a fight at UFC 200. After a brief period of uncertainty, it was revealed that Lesnar would be fighting fan-favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt in a...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos picked up an impressive decision victory over Ben Rothwell in the main event of UFC Fight Night 86 this past April. Following his loss to “JDS”, Rothwell stated that taking the fight was “strategically stupid”, as dos Santos was coming off of a loss. “Cigano” responded to Rothwell’s...

Last month Ben Rothwell looked to extend his 4-fight win streak and secure a title shot by defeating former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in a main event fight. Unfortunately for Rothwell, he lost via decision, dropping down to #6 on the UFC’s heavyweight rankings. During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Rothwell discussed...

Earlier this month, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos returned to the win column as he defeated Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision in Zagreb Croatia. The win for JDS was a much needed one after losing via TKO to Alistair Overeem back in the end of 2015. Unfortunately for the former heavyweight champ, he...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 this weekend. Dos Santos put a clinic on Rothwell as the two fought to a five-round decision in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Croatia. See what the MMA community...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86. Dos Santos and Rothwell fought to a five-round decision in the main event of UFC’s first event in Croatia. Hear what the former UFC champ had to say about his performance in...

Check out the video highlights from the UFC Fight Night 86 main event that took place at UFC’s debut in Croatia. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was able to work over Ben Rothwell in the five-round main event fight that dos Santos won by unanimous decision. Check out UFC on FOX analysts Jay...

Top heavyweight contenders Ben Rothwell and Junior dos Santos squared off in tonight’s UFC Fight Night 86 main event. Both men were able to land some heavy shots in the opening round. JDS scored some great shots to the body while “Big Ben” found a home for his overhand right on frequent occasion. Round two...

Fabricio Werdum has been on a tear since returning to the UFC back in 2012. ‘Vai Calvao’ has gone 6-0 over the last 4 years since returning to the Octagon, capturing the UFC heavyweight championship in the process. Werdum has looked dominant over the course of the 6 wins, submitting Antonio Nogueira, dominating Travis Browne...

Get the scoop on what’s going on in the workd of MMA in this video. Michael “The Count” Bisping, AKA fighter Junior “Cingano” dos Santos, Jackson-Wink MMA’s John “The Magician” Dodson showing you footwork drills and more.

Junior “Cigano” dos Santos gets together with John Pollock with Fight Network to go over his current training situation at American Top Team, his loss to Alistair Overeem and more. Cigano has been trading wins and losses the last half decade never losing two in a row. Will dos Santos put a win together against...

Check out this UFC Minute video and get yourself up to speed with what’s going on in the UFC. Will JDS bounce back after a Alistair Overeem TKO loss? Or will Ben Rothwell continue his rise to a title shot?

The Croatian card in April recently added the main-event slot with heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Junior “Cigano” dos Santos in a pivotal battle of title contenders possibly one fight away from a shot at gold. Who wins? Big Ben or Cigano?

Junior dos Santos may of lost to Alistair Overeem over a week ago but you just can’t keep a good guy down. The former champ is seen in this video performing an impressive flip-land and skid across his lawn as he hangs out with his family. Santos has lost three of his last five fights,...

Former champ Junior dos Santos recently fought Alistair Overeem and was devastated with huge shots that ended the contest in the 2nd round. Dos Santos has been in three battles with Cain Velasquez, went against the biggest one punch KO artists in Roy Nelson and MArk Hunt. With all the success that JDS has had...

Alistair Overeem defeated former champion Junior dos Santos last night in a battle of champions that ended possible title hopes for dos Anjos in 2016. Overeem will need to wait for the outcome of the Arlovski vs Miocic fight next month on January 2nd to see what his next move will be moving into the...

Former K1 kickboxing champ and Pride fighter Alistair Overeem stood toe to toe with former champ Junior “Cigano” dos Santos last night and delivered devastating results as the co-main event. Cigano was vocal about his fight against Overeem prior to the event and wasn’t excited about it then, while it makes a lot of...

The biggest fight in UFC featherweight history lasted all but 13 seconds. Conor McGregor ended Jose Aldo’s ten-year undefeated streak by knockout. The two biggest draws in the division had a few exchanges until McGregor caught Aldo with a left that dropped him and then put him out with a pair of hammer fists making...

Junior “Cigano” dos Santos is days away from facing Alistair Overeem at FOX 17 co-headlining the event. Overeem’s last 4 fights has gone 3-1. “Cigano” split his last four going 2-2 trying to build some momentum for a shot at the gold. Will dos Santos defeat Overeem at FOX 17? Or...

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